diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index 30178a685a..a952db94ec 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ public class TouchInteractionService extends Service implements
         // Everything else should be initialized in initWhenUserUnlocked() below.
         mKM = getSystemService(KeyguardManager.class);
         mMainChoreographer = Choreographer.getInstance();
+        mAM = ActivityManagerWrapper.getInstance();
 
         if (UserManagerCompat.getInstance(this).isUserUnlocked(Process.myUserHandle())) {
             initWhenUserUnlocked();
@@ -404,7 +405,6 @@ public class TouchInteractionService extends Service implements
     }
 
     private void initWhenUserUnlocked() {
-        mAM = ActivityManagerWrapper.getInstance();
         mRecentsModel = RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(this);
         mOverviewComponentObserver = new OverviewComponentObserver(this);